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Zusatztext ...fills a gap in the literature pertaining to the international protection of cultural properties. It is an important contribution for a proper understanding of this Convention! because it offers a remarkable overall analysis of the content of this international instrument and of the manner in which it is implemented at the national and international level.This book is a complete and useful reference for anyone interested in these issues! including judges! administrators! and operators in the cultural and environmental fields! at national and international levels. The commentary is indeed a valuable resource! which facilitates the understanding of the scope of the rights and obligations arising from the World Heritage Convention. Informationen zum Autor Juris Dr Florence, LLM Harvard. Professor of Law, European University Institute and the University of Sienna. Visiting Professor at Oxford University, Cornell, and Texas Law School. Member of the Italian Delegation to UNESCO. Chairman of the World Heritage Committee 1997-1998. Klappentext The World Heritage Convention (WHC) is the most comprehensive and widely ratified among UNESCO treaties on the protection of cultural and natural heritage. The Convention establishes a system of identification, presentation and registration in an international list of cultural properties and natural sites of outstanding universal value. This article by article analysis of the WHC examines questions such as what is the meaning of outstanding universal value? How farcan we construe universal value in terms of different geographic regions and cultural traditions of the world? What is the relationship between world heritage and sovereignty of the territorial state? Zusammenfassung The World Heritage Convention (WHC) is the most comprehensive and widely ratified among UNESCO treaties on the protection of cultural and natural heritage. This work provides insight into the differences and commonalities between the tort law systems of various European jurisdictions....
